Germany

In a significant development, three European frigates - French, Danish, and Belgian - have withdrawn from the Red Sea due to the difficulty of countering Yemeni attacks in support of Gaza. These attacks target ships associated with…

The German Ministry of the Interior has announced the cancellation of a program to train Saudi border forces. This decision comes after reports of the Saudi forces’ involvement in the mass murder of migrants and asylum seekers on the…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says her country’s “historic” coronavirus crisis will extend into 2021 even if the vaccines bring some hope. As part of her New Year’s greetings on Thursday, Merkel denounced the conspiracy theories…

Four individuals were rushed to the hospital with serious injuries resulting from a shooting in the German capital. Security forces are currently searching for suspects. According to Berlin’s police and fire services, the incident…

The German government on Thursday extended the arms export ban on Saudi Arabia by one year until the end of 2021 and even tightened it. Permits that have already been granted, which were previously only on hold, will be revoked, with…

The United States plans to withdraw 12,000 military personnel from Germany and deploy them to other locations, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper told reporters on Wednesday. “The current EUCOM plan re-positions approximately…

German ministers have reacted angrily following reports US president Donald Trump offered a German medical company “large sums of money” for exclusive rights to a Covid-19 vaccine. “Germany is not for sale,” economy minister Peter…

The European Union will respond reciprocally to any further tariffs imposed by the US on the bloc’s products, French and German officials have warned in separate comments. Germany’s ambassador to the United States, Emily Haber, said on…

US President Donald Trump’s threat to slap sanctions on Iraq should Baghdad expel US troops based there “is not very helpful”, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Monday. “I don’t think you can convince Iraq with threats,…

The European Union and Russia have lashed out at the United States over its recent move to impose sanction on any firm working on a gas pipeline from Russia into Germany. The sanctions, signed off by US President…